Second Regional Workshop on Measuring Digital Trade for Arab Countries
The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) are jointly funding a Second Regional Workshop on Measuring Digital Trade for Arab Countries. The workshop will be held in-person at the AMF headquarters in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
- The course is jointly organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
- In 2023, these organizations, together with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published the second edition of the Handbook on Measuring Digital Trade, which provides the foundation for this training activity.
- In addition, the workshop will provide an overview of the ongoing revision of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition (BPM6), and of the international trade statistics manuals.
- It will also review progress in Arab countries in compiling trade in services statistics for services products which can be digitally delivered.
- The workshop will also benefit from close cooperation with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA), the United Nations Statistics Department (UNSD), the Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics (AITRS), and various national experts.
Target Audience: Government officials
Language: English
Selection process:
A selection process will be conducted to fill the 34 available spaces for this workshop. Invited governments are requested to nominate four capital-based officials from relevant agencies including the central bank, and national statistical agencies for consideration in the selection process. Nominees should be directly involved in data collection and compilation, with responsibilities or substantive professional experience, in areas directly related to the measurement of digital trade, such as in trade in services statistics. Invitations are sent by the AMF on behalf of the organizers. Applications are submitted directly to the AMF for consideration.
The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) are jointly funding a Second Regional Workshop on Measuring Digital Trade for Arab Countries. The workshop will be held in-person at the AMF headquarters in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
- The course is jointly organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
- In 2023, these organizations, together with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published the second edition of the Handbook on Measuring Digital Trade, which provides the foundation for this training activity.
- In addition, the workshop will provide an overview of the ongoing revision of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition (BPM6), and of the international trade statistics manuals.
- It will also review progress in Arab countries in compiling trade in services statistics for services products which can be digitally delivered.
- The workshop will also benefit from close cooperation with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA), the United Nations Statistics Department (UNSD), the Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics (AITRS), and various national experts.
Target Audience: Government officials
Language: English
Selection process:
A selection process will be conducted to fill the 34 available spaces for this workshop. Invited governments are requested to nominate four capital-based officials from relevant agencies including the central bank, and national statistical agencies for consideration in the selection process. Nominees should be directly involved in data collection and compilation, with responsibilities or substantive professional experience, in areas directly related to the measurement of digital trade, such as in trade in services statistics. Invitations are sent by the AMF on behalf of the organizers. Applications are submitted directly to the AMF for consideration.